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Anthony Akerman

From the archive: On fountain pens and lessons from Athol Fugard

Magazine

From the archive: On fountain pens and lessons from Athol Fugard

By Anthony Akerman

Playwright Anthony Akerman in apartheid South Africa: Prejudicial to the safety of the state

South Africa

Playwright Anthony Akerman in apartheid South Africa: Prejudicial to the safety of the state

By Anthony Akerman

Breyten Breytenbach — Prisoner of apartheid rulers, my hero

Maverick Life

Breyten Breytenbach — Prisoner of apartheid rulers, my hero

By Anthony Akerman

From childhood nightmares of Adolf Hitler to a fascination with his deputy Rudolf Hess

South Africa

From childhood nightmares of Adolf Hitler to a fascination with his deputy Rudolf Hess

By Anthony Akerman

Lucky Bastard by Anthony Akerman and the making of an origin story

South Africa

Lucky Bastard by Anthony Akerman and the making of an origin story

By Anthony Akerman

A poetic pilgrimage in the footsteps of Roy Campbell

South Africa

A poetic pilgrimage in the footsteps of Roy Campbell

By Anthony Akerman

Anthony Akerman’s memoir: ‘Lucky Bastard’

South Africa

Anthony Akerman’s memoir: ‘Lucky Bastard’

By Anthony Akerman

The 50th Anniversary of the first Afrikaans literary work to be banned

South Africa

The 50th Anniversary of the first Afrikaans literary work to be banned

By Anthony Akerman

Vernie February – A lifetime spent playing an away match

South Africa

Vernie February – A lifetime spent playing an away match

By Anthony Akerman

The wife who did not wait — AnnMarie Wolpe: mother, academic, feminist and anti-apartheid co-conspirator

South Africa

The wife who did not wait — AnnMarie Wolpe: mother, academic, feminist and anti-apartheid co-conspirator

By Anthony Akerman

Banned Ballads, Noël Coward, a miscarriage of justice and an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie bikini

South Africa

Banned Ballads, Noël Coward, a miscarriage of justice and an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie bikini

By Anthony Akerman

Finding Fugard in the Karoo

South Africa

Finding Fugard in the Karoo

By Anthony Akerman